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The idea of expanding wind power remains popular among Nebraska lawmakers, but concerns about cost and preserving the strength of the state's public power system could limit any new wind-power incentives.
Officials associated with wind energy want Congress to establish a national renewable energy standard that they say would promote jobs in South Dakota and spark the economy.
Legislation that could bring more wind turbines and solar power projects to Indiana has a good chance of passing in the upcoming legislative session after failing in the last session's closing hours, two state lawmakers say.
New Mexico regulators have issued an order that clears the way for customers to take advantage of third-party power purchase agreements with renewable energy developers, potentially opening the door for more investment in solar systems.
Natural gas customers in northeastern Wisconsin will have to pay more next year.
Rhode Island has selected Chevron Energy Solutions to develop and maintain several onshore wind turbines in the coastal town of Narragansett, Gov. Don Carcieri announced Tuesday.
Rhode Island has selected Chevron Energy Solutions to develop and maintain several wind turbines in the coastal town of Narragansett.
Devon Energy began its withdrawal from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, lured back to shore by land-based natural gas reserves that are less risky, and less expensive to exploit.
An unlikely source of energy has emerged to meet international demands that the United States do more to fight global warming: It's cleaner than coal, cheaper than oil and a 90-year supply is under our feet.
It's been nearly five months since the presidents of Brazil and Paraguay agreed on a breakthrough deal to triple Paraguay's income from the world's second-largest hydroelectric dam, but the money won't be flowing anytime soon.
New Mexico has invited dozens of scientists, industry experts and others from across the nation to help develop a strategy for growing the state's biofuels industry.
A new state energy plan released Tuesday calls for more conservation, more use of renewable sources such as solar and wind power, a tougher New York building code and a disclosure requirement for a building's utility usage when it's sold.
Shares of U.S. Energy Corp. climbed in Tuesday premarket trading after the diversified natural resource company said a well in the Williston Basin in North Dakota began initial production.
The White House on Monday announced a new program drawing funds from international partners to spend $350 million over five years to supply developing nations with clean energy technology to curb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global warming.
U.S. Energy Corp. said Friday that it priced a public offering of 5 million shares of its common stock at a 6 percent discount to their Thursday closing price.
Griffith Energy Services, a subsidiary of CH Energy Group Inc., said Friday it closed the sale of some of its business serving markets in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
These New Year's resolutions won't make you look fabulous in time for swimsuit season or add 10 years to your life. Instead, your reward will be a fatter wallet and maybe a cleaner conscience, because this is about saving energy.
A company that wants to connect the nation's three massive power grids at a facility in Clovis, N.M., has applied for regulatory approvals needed to move forward with the project.
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. said Tuesday it would build a solar power plant in Maryland that will be the state's largest when completed in 2012.
Maryland officials announced plans Tuesday to fill nearly a quarter of the government's annual electricity needs with power supplied by clean energy projects from the Delaware coast to the Appalachian ridge tops.
President Barack Obama says government investment in clean-energy projects can help put Americans back to work.
Energy stocks were most higher Monday, as investors weighed the potential burden of an Environmental Protection Agency finding that declares greenhouse gases a hazard to human health and advances the push for regulation.
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved Tennessee's appliance rebate program.
If parenthood has taught me one thing it’s that, irrespective of my public persona as a relationship expert, I am far from being an expert in my own relationship. Like many a new father, life after baby No. 1 left me confused and conflicted, not to mention sleepless, sexless and hard up. And just when I thought life couldn’t get any more hard up, along came baby No. 2 to take my randiness to new dimensions of dementia.
Is nuclear fusion the ultimate energy source, or the ultimate pipe dream? Millions upon millions of dollars are being spent to find out which answer is the right one. For some technologies, the answer could come sooner than later. For others, it may be later rather than sooner.
Uranium Is So Last Century - Enter Thorium, the New Green NukeThe thick hardbound volume was sitting on a shelf in a colleague's office when Kirk Sorensen spotted it.
Plentiful PetroleumI have written about peak oil before in LRC. The most recent piece can be found here. The basic thesis is quite simple: we are not running out of oil. Hubbert is as wrong as wrong can be.
China introduces law to boost renewable energy - grid must buy all available renewableA new Chinese law requires power grid operators to buy all the electricity produced by renewable energy generators - it will increase the proportion of energy that comes from renewable sources in coal-dependent China.
Fight global warming, get $1,100/yearA new proposal to curb global warming could jump start stalled Senate greenhouse gas discussions and put an average of $1,100 a year back into the pockets of American consumers.
The wackiest green innovations ever?The green industry is probably the fastest growing sector in the world. It already has its own well established sections, such as wind and solar energy, which have long been considered genuine alternatives to fossil fuels.
LG Electronics to enter increasingly crowded solar marketCompany will manufacture large-area thin-film solar cells as well as traditional crystalline cells. From BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network
China mandates renewable energy while U.S. deepens its ditheringChina's National People's Congress convened on Dec. 22. Three days later it passed a law requiring China's energy companies to buy all energy generated through renewable sources–wind, solar power, hydropower, biomass, geothermal and ocean energy.
Coal's Greatest Hits, 2009 Editionthe Top 10 Most Evil and/or Ridiculous Things Done By or On Behalf Of Coal in 2009, in descending order. 10. Coal's favorite congressman, Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), jumping out of a plane to show his support for coal.
Taiwan unveils Asia's biggest solar plant: govt TAIPEI: Taiwan has unveiled what it calls Asia's biggest solar power plant as the island, which imports almost all its energy, seeks to tap into clean renewable resources, the government said Wednesday.
As colleges add green majors and minors, classes fill up Colleges are rapidly adding new majors and minors in green studies, and students are filling them fast.
If the US ever gets to the point of 100% energy input from solar, wind, and tidal sources of our energy, should all Americans pay little or nothing for their energy costs? If the only energy came from solar, wind, and tidal sources, since they are all our sources, should the citi …
Ecuador to be paid to leave oil in the groundEcuador will establish a trust fund for receiving payments to leave oil reserves unexploited in Yasuni National Park, one of the world's most biodiverse rainforest reserves, reports the UN Development Programme, the agency that will administer the fund.
Another Desert Land Grab by FeinsteinA California senator's move Monday to put more than one million acres of the Mojave Desert off limits to development is spotlighting a clash between two prime goals of environmentalists
Record year for top five crude tradersTo an outsider, its looks like the oil market endured a terrible year: low and volatile prices, surging inventories combined with the impact of the credit crunch.
Environmental Groups Recommend New Approaches to Clean Electricity in BCSeveral environmental organizations today released a blueprint for improving the planning and development of renewable electricity projects in British Columbia.
Big Business Is The Democratic Party Ever since FDR was elected president in 1932, the Republican Party had been vilified by liberals and the news media as the party of large corporations and the defender of greedy capitalists. That claim is not supported by the facts.
68% Favor Offshore Oil DrillingVoter support for offshore oil drilling remains as strong as it was during last year's presidential election, but many also continue to believe individual states should be able to stop it off their own coastlines.
At Copenhagen, Canada cannot put the tar sands ahead of the environmentThe Copenhagen talks on climate change are going badly, which doubtless pleases the federal government. It thinks a weak agreement or none at all will serve Canada's economic interests better. It is wrong. There are only two likely scenarios, really.
U.S. demands Chinese accountability in exchange for climate dealCOPENHAGEN — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton swept into Copenhagen on Thursday with a $100-billion deal for developing countries, giving a new burst of energy to flagging climate talks. "The U.S. is ready to do our part," Clinton said.
Proposed Spacetime Structure Could Provide Hints for Quantum Gravity TheoryAs Kempf explains, the underlying mathematical structure of information theory in this framework is sampling theory - that is, samples taken at a generic discrete set of points can be used to reconstruct the shape of the information (or spacetime) everywhere down to a specific cu …
IRS Auctions Off Crow Creek Sioux Land for $2.5 MillionThis week, the IRS auctioned off 7,100 acres of Crow Creek Sioux land in Central South Dakota to a Highmore, South Dakota resident by the name of Klein for $2,577,210.
Wind could create energy boom (Video)Could Scotland become a world leader in providing wind power to meet future energy needs
Americans Favor U.S. Signature on Copenhagen Treaty - Gallup PollJust over half of Americans, 55%, favor the United States' signing a binding treaty in Copenhagen that would commit the U.S. to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while 38% oppose it.
Obama's new plan to create jobs, save energy: Call it cash for caulkers? -- latimes.comAt a Home Depot in Virginia, the president pushes his plan to offer cash incentives to consumers who install insulation and make other energy-efficient home improvements.
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